Restore & Renew

Restore & Renew responds to the need for ecological restoration practitioners to incorporate the latest science into their toolkit, helping them to restore diverse, resilient and adaptable ecosystems.

Throughout Australia, landscapes are in need of restoration and rehabilitation, to support healthy bushland for animals, plants and people. Restore & Renew is an ambitious and important project that responds to the need for bush regenerators to incorporate the latest science into their toolkit, restoring healthy ecosystems that are diverse, resilient and adaptable.

The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney is Australia’s oldest scientific institution. Restore & Renew is one of Australia's most future focused research projects, applying the very latest genetic technology to conservation in a way that could revolutionise bush regeneration practices.

The Restore & Renew team have already started collecting thousands of plant specimens from hundreds of species across NSW, for genetic analysis. This information will be used to create a publicly available online resource where plants can be selected to suit specific sites. The recommended species will be genetically-appropriate and suited to the user’s location and conditions. Climate modelling will also allow practitioners to plant according to future forecasts, increasing the likelihood that the species will cope with a changing climate.